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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Calling all Fish Collection Folks <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(including vertebrate collections that contain fishes)</span></span>!</span></span></p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We hope that you will consider completing a short survey on </span><u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">fish</span></u><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> collections, catalogue and database attributes, and associated ecological data. </span></span></p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><br></span>

<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are interested in learning more about the resources available in museum collections to examine patterns of environmental and biodiversity change. In this survey, we ask about the availability of this ancillary data related to specimens catalogued in museum fish collections. We will use this survey to examine approaches for digitizing untapped, historical records and incorporating them into museum catalogs. Integrating digitized historical records with museum specimens promises to reveal ecological patterns which will help us to better understand the impacts of environmental changes on biodiversity over recent history and into the future. The results will also help to direct future efforts with recording and sharing ecological data in collection records/field notes.</span></span></p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The survey is voluntary and should take </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">15-25 minutes to complete</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> once you have relevant material on hand. </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A copy of the survey questions can be found at </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_zMXP4c9E5dXZi0dmmZyEw41VKvZNOke/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">this link</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> if you would like to consider them before beginning.  </span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Respondents can enter into the drawing for a $50 Visa gift card.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> The survey will be open until</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> October 29th, 2021</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></span></p><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,54,58);font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">-----> </span></span></b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eQH093U2kzLEKx0" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Here is a link to the survey</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">: </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(50,54,58);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eQH093U2kzLEKx0" target="_blank">https://umich.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eQH093U2kzLEKx0</a>  <b><------  </b></span></span></div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have any questions please feel free to contact Dr. Karen Alofs (<a href="mailto:kmalofs@umich.edu" target="_blank">kmalofs@umich.edu</a>). Thank you for your time!</span></span></p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Karen Alofs, SEAS, University of Michigan</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hernan Lopez-Fernandez, EEB Museums, University of Michigan</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Justin Schell, Shapiro Design Lab, University of Michigan Libraries</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Randal Singer, EEB Museums, University of Michigan</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Andrea Thomer, UMSI, University of Michigan</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kevin Wehrly, Institute for Fisheries Research and Michigan Department of Natural Resources</span></span></p>

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